Art of the Violin Book

	List of Plates
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Editor's Introduction
1	Remark on This New Method	5
2	Introduction	7
3	Progress of the Art	10
4	Notice Regarding the Order Followed in This Method	15
5	The Principles of Technique	19
6	Preparatory Exercises; Scales of One Octave	29
7	The Seven Positions	42
8	The Scale	75
9	Chromatic Scales	111
10	Melodic Ornament	121
11	Double and Triple Stops	145
12	The Bow	158
13	Tone	227
14	Timbre and Character of the Four Strings of the Violin	244
15	Nuances	254
16	Fingering; The Minor Mode	257
17	Ornamentation	278
18	Musical Punctuation	289
19	Holds and Cadenzas	294
20	Melodic and Harmonic Preludes	328
21	Standard Pitch	348
22	On the Natural in Art	350
23	Musical Character: The Accent That Determines It	351
24	Effect and Means of Effect	377
25	How to Practice	447
	Introduction to Part 2	473
26	Expression and Means of Expression	475
27	Explanation of the Signs Used in This Work	481
28	Catalogue of the Composers Whose Compositions Are Used in the Violin Classes at the Conservatoire National in Paris	486
29	Analytical Table of Contents	490
30	Alphabetical Table	493
	Notes	499
	Critical Notes on the Musical Examples	521
	Bibliography	529
	Index of the Works Used in the Musical Examples	535
	Index	539